Amino has recently achieved significant breakthrough in poly/cotton blends recycling. In the kg-level testing experiment, we have successfully separated and recycled 312.3g pure cotton from 700g poly/cotton blend garments (55% polyester and 45% elastane), achieving a cotton recycling rate of >99%. More importantly, the structure and physiochemical properties of cotton is also well preserved, thanks to the very mild reaction condition under low temperature and pressure. This can provide more options for the direct utilization of the recycled cotton.
Amino will continue to optimize the poly/cotton recycling process and further scale it up, along with the current scale-up phase of world’s first post-consume poly/elastane pilot plant.
图:分离前的涤棉混纺面料(左)及分离后的纯棉(右)
Figure: Poly/cotton blend fabric before separation (left) and the purecotton after separation (right